Table 3 Policies and commitments of the selected companies
Policy areas and domains | Number of companies with available policies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall (%) (n = 19) | Packaged food (%) (n = 13) | Non-alcoholic beverages (%) (n = 3) | Fast food (%) (n = 1) | Food retail (%) (n = 2) | |
1. Product reformulation | 7 (36.8%) | 4 (30.8%) | 1 (33.3%) | 1 (100%) | 1 (50%) |
 Salt reduction | 3 (15.8%) | 2 (15.4%) [PI1, PR1] | 0 | 1 (100%) [F1] | 0 |
 Saturated/trans fat reduction | 4 (21.1%) | 3 (23.1%) [PI1, PR1, PS2] | 0 | 1 (100%) [F1] | 0 |
 Added sugar reduction | 3 (15.8%) | 2 (15.4%) [PI1, PR1] | 1 (33.3%) [B1] | 0 | 0 |
 Energy reduction | 4 (21.1%) | 2 (15%) [PI1, PS1] | 1 (33.3%) [B1] | 1 (100%) [F1] | 0 |
 Product portfolio improvements | 3 (15.8%) | 2 (15.4%) [PI1, PR1] | 0 | 0 | 1 (50%) [R2] |
2. Reduction of food marketing to children | 3 (15.8%) | 1 (7.7%) | 2 (66.7%) | 0 | 0 |
 Restriction of all forms of media advertising to children | 3 (15.8%) | 1 (7.7%) [PI1] | 2 (67%) [B1, B2] | 0 | 0 |
3. Nutrition information | 8 (42.1%) | 5 (38.5%) | 1 (33.3%) | 1 (100%) | 1 (50%) |
 Provision of back-of-pack nutrition information | 3 (15.8%) | 3 (23.1%) [PK1, PI2, PR1] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Provision of nutritional information either per serving or per portion | 3 (15.9%) | 1 (7.7%) [PI2] | 1 (33.3%) [B1] | 0 | 1 (50%) [R2] |
 Provision of front-of-pack nutrition information | 5 (26.3%) | 4 (30.8%) [PK1, PB3, PI1, PI2] | 1 (33.3%) [B1] | 0 | 0 |
 Use of health and nutrition claims | 1 (5.3%) | 1 (7.7%) [PI1] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4. Food accessibility | 3 (15.8%) | 3 (23.1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Investment planned in improving accessibility | 3 (15.8%) | 3 (23.1%) [PK1, PB3, PR1] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pricing ‘healthier’ products to be more consumers affordability | 3 (15.8%) | 3 (23.1%) [PK1, PB3, PR1] | 0 | 0 | 0 |